768  
FZUS54 KHGX 102102  
CWFHGX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX  
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
 
UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP  
CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA  
BAYS.  
 
SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST  
1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL HEIGHT OF THE  
AVERAGE HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES.  
 
GMZ300-111015-  
SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT  
60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS  
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM  
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.  
 
MODERATE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. CAUTION FLAGS ARE  
IN PLACE FOR THE GULF WATERS AND MATAGORDA BAY. WINDS WILL VEER  
EASTERLY AND INCREASE FURTHER ON SATURDAY, POSSIBLY REACHING  
ADVISORY LEVELS AT TIMES AND RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN SEAS.  
WINDS VEER TO A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION BY SUNDAY. SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. BRIEF PERIOD OF  
OFFSHORE FLOW POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY BEFORE ONSHORE FLOW RETURNS BY  
TUESDAY NIGHT.  
 

 
 
GMZ335-111015-  
GALVESTON BAY-  
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, RISING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, RISING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY LATE.   
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, RISING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY, RISING TO CHOPPY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH  
AROUND 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY, EASING TO  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY  
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY, EASING TO SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ330-111015-  
MATAGORDA BAY-  
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND  
15 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY,  
EASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY, RISING TO CHOPPY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, EASING TO AROUND  
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY,  
EASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, RISING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY, RISING TO CHOPPY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ350-355-111015-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT  
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-  
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, RISING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.    
TUESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ370-375-111015-  
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX FROM 20 TO  
60 NM-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, RISING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. HAZY.   
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.  
HAZY EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO NORTHEAST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, RISING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
4 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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